San Francisco Loves Plastic Wrap

by Scott Beale on June 27, 2009 · 280256 commentsSan+Francisco+Loves+Plastic+Wrap2009-06-27+16%3A16%3A47Scott+Beale

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It’s that time of year again when San Francisco covers everything with plastic wrap.

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Adam June 27, 2009 at 10:14 am

Wait, is this a prank, or does the city just wrap stuff in plastic for some reason?

liz June 27, 2009 at 11:21 am: oh, it’s real. this city takes itself very seriously.

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Anthony June 27, 2009 at 10:57 am

The Spanish fir tree’s flowers are in bloom, covering everything in a sticky yellow pollen. The wrap is meant to help with the cleanup. Luckily there’s only one area in San Francisco where the trees grow… … … and if you believe that…

Dave June 27, 2009 at 2:00 pm

So the really funny thing about this is that the city (or at least, the person staffing 311 on a Saturday) doesn’t know why they do this. I asked @SF311 on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/dpifke/status/2362986231

…and got back:

http://twitter.com/SF311/status/2363354366

shamptonian June 27, 2009 at 2:50 pm